Re: Predict Shelton's firing date thread
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 1:45 am
Absolutely. That’s why Skenes will likely be dealt away long before his sixth year. If he continues his dominance, his second arb year salary will be way more than Nutting can stomach. Worse still is that a double whammy awaits us. In addition to Skenes being traded, we’ll get back no more than a few minor league players in return, perhaps none of them ever helping the team right away or in the future.Ecbucs wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 11:59 pma problem for the Pirates is that even less than big time free agents get paid more than the Pirates want to pay. Really a player like Skenes (especially if he goes year by year) will get more than the Pirates want to pay by his second arbitration year.Doc wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 11:49 pmInteresting how the Cherington quote in the last paragraph doesn’t include signing free agents. Finally they’re admitting that spending on a quality free agent isn’t included in the plan. Now everyone can just relax in the offseasons ahead instead of getting all anxious waiting for that big signing, and then getting upset when each free agent becomes property of another team. I feel much better now.